Brasilennea arethusae | |
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apertural and lateral view of Brasilennea arethusae | |
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Heterobranchia
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Euthyneura |
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†B. arethusae
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Brasilennea arethusae |
Brasilennea arethusae is a fossil species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cerionidae, from the Paleocene Itaboraí Basin, Brazil. [1] Brasilennea arethusae is the largest species in the genus Brasilennea. [1] It was one of the first fossils found in Itaboraí Basin and its name makes reference to the fact that it is a terrestrial species: the name is in honor of Arethusa, a sylvan nymph and one of the Hesperides from Greek mythology. [2]
Brasilennea arethusae | |
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apertural and lateral view of Brasilennea arethusae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | clade
Heterobranchia
clade
Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: |
†B. arethusae
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Binomial name | |
Brasilennea arethusae |
Brasilennea arethusae is a fossil species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cerionidae, from the Paleocene Itaboraí Basin, Brazil. [1] Brasilennea arethusae is the largest species in the genus Brasilennea. [1] It was one of the first fossils found in Itaboraí Basin and its name makes reference to the fact that it is a terrestrial species: the name is in honor of Arethusa, a sylvan nymph and one of the Hesperides from Greek mythology. [2]